Seattle Seahawks Take On Minnesota Viking

It is Sunday the Seahawks are in Minnesota to take on the Vikings on at 5 pm.  Russell Wilson and the starting offense should see their first action of the pre-season together. The question is how long will they play one series, one quarter, or one half.

We should be expected to see quarterback Paxton Lynch play in the second half once again. How long he goes might be for a quarter or a little beyond. The Seahawks signed J.T. Barrett last week who was let go by the New Orleans Saints only a couple days later. Geno Smith is out right now, however, he is expected back soon. The main reason Barrett was signed.

The Seahawks are expected to have only two quarterbacks. The backup quarterback to Russell Wilson is not expected to see much action during the season unless he has an injury. The way Lynch played last week he should have the edge right now.

Many teams in the NFL are not playing their first team during the pre-season. They feel going through scrimmages is the better way to go so injuries don’t happen during the pre-season games. This is why many are wondering whether to move back to two pre-season games or three at the most.

We do know the owners will still want to make money they are even if pre-season goes back to two. So the questions will the NFL go to an 18-game regular schedule if they do remove the two games. The likelihood is yes. There is talk even if they expand the regular season the maximum games players will play still will be 16. Doing so this will make even more important to have a good second-string quarterback or a team will start the second offense against a team they feel they can beat. How the fans will feel about that will be interesting although they are already seeing less of the first offense already during the pre-season. The regular season will feel different if they do go to 18 games.

Bobby Wagner is expected to play in the second game as well. He sat out the first pre-season game as well. How much he will play maybe just like Russell Wilson. It will depend on how much time the defense is on the field.

The second half we will be seeing players who are competing to make the 53-man roster. We should see several wide receivers along with offensive linemen who are looking to be the backups. This goes for the defense as well. On the defensive side, the question is finding defensive ends who can rush the quarterback. This is an area the Seahawks look to be weak at right now.

Anyway, enjoy the game. We will see who comes out favoring toward the third pre-season game and the regular season.

When it comes to injuries linebacker Shaquem Griffin injured in last week’s game did practice some this week but the Seahawks are not sure whether he will play Sunday. The same goes for running back Bo Scarbrough. First-round pick defensive end L.J. Collier injured early in camp is coming along, he isn’t expected to play in this game but he could get into the third game or the final pre-season game. If not, the opening game of the season he should be ready to go. Tight end Will Dizzly has been working out, however, his injury from last year the Seahawks are taking their time to get him into a game. It is possible he could see action in game three or four of the pre-season. For sure he will be in when the season begins. Go Hawks!